Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 24, 2016
FAMILY FOODS
-Continued from PAGE ONE cluded building new stores, he remembers.
entering military service
with the U.S. Army.
“I got a special invita-
tion, so I had to go,” he
quips.
He got out of the ser-
vice in 1972 and went to
work for Fred Meyer, where
he worked for the next 11
years. He started at the
bottom, working freight.
He then went through the
company’s management
school, becoming a Fred
Meyer manager in 1975.
After Fred Meyer, he
worked for a time for As-
sociated Grocers, based in
Seattle. He worked in store
development, which in-
remodeling stores, store
layouts—“Anything to do
within the four walls of a
store,” he says.
In 1985 he went to
work for Independent
Grocer, owned by Keith
Edenborough and based in
Gig Harbor, WA. During
his time there, the com-
pany went from owning
seven stores to owning 32
stores spread from Everett
to Kelso/Longview, WA.
Houweling himself wore
many hats while with the
company, everything from
store merchandiser to ad-
vertising.
“I did a lot—too much,”
In 1999 he left that
company to launch out on
his own, buying the Central
Red Apple grocery store in
Heppner.
“I want to thank every-
body for the last 17 years
of supporting me, support-
ing the store. I hope they’ll
continue to,” he finishes. “I
want to thank all of the em-
ployees for their dedication
and hard work.”
Now, though, it’s time
for another change. He says
he wants to spend his time
visiting his kids, seeing old
friends and traveling. He
also says he has no plans to
move from the area.
GUTIERREZ RETIRES
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with MCGG, a position he’s
held ever since. He contin-
ued his tradition of working
with large machines. While
the Lexington office was
home base, his experience
was often more needed out
in the field—literally.
“I’ve spent a lot of time
in the field,” he says. “I’m
a combine mechanic, so I
travel a lot during the sum-
mer.”
It was working out in
the field with his customers
that was both the worst and
the best of his job, he says.
“There were some re-
ally terrible break-downs,
and getting home at 11:30
at night I won’t miss,” says
Gutierrez. “I won’t miss the
ache in my hands from the
arthritis.”
“It’s time,” he adds.
At the same time, while
his work was with the ma-
chines, he says he’ll miss
the people.
“I’ve had some really
good people for customers.
I enjoyed working for ‘em.
They were good to me,”
he says. “They weren’t
just customers; they were
friends.”
He says he has big plans
for retirement, though., be-
ginning with a couple of
little tykes.
“My grandkids haven’t
figured out how to raise
me yet,” he jokes. “We’re
gonna get that done.”
He says that he took up
a hobby a couple of years
ago, making walking sticks
out of burls, so he’ll make a
few of those.
“My wife has lots of
jobs for me, I’m sure, and
I’ll do lots of fishing and
hunting.
“I’ve had customers
call up and ask if they can
call me, and I’ve said, ‘I’ll
answer, but I may be land-
ing a fish first.’”
Morrow County Grain
Growers will give everyone
a chance to give Gutierrez
best wishes with an open
house at the Lexington store
Aug. 31. Refreshments and
cake will be available from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for those
wishing to help Gutierrez
celebrate his retirement.
For ConnectOregon VI,
75 applications, requesting
a total of $88,402,249, were
evaluated by modal com-
mittees and regional com-
mittees before going to the
Final Review Committee.
ConnectOregon includes
grants for private sector
applicants, municipalities,
cities, counties, governing
organizations, and other
transportation-related enti-
ties. Considerations for
qualified projects include
reducing transportation
readiness for construction,
project cost borne by the
applicant, and project use-
ful life expectancy that
offers maximum benefit to
the state.
To see details about the
program and the projects,
visit the ConnectOregon
website at http://www.or-
egon.gov/ODOT/TD/TP/
Pages/ConnectOR.aspx.
MCGG GRANT
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coming to markets in the
Pacific Northwest from the
Midwest or other areas. The
expanded facility would
then be able to reload this
grain to barges for export
or to supply the increasing
demand for feed grain to
local dairies and feedlots.
Other approved proj-
ects range from adding rail
spurs in Elgin to improving
moorage in Astoria, from
constructing a new multi-
use path in Milwaukie to
improving an airpark in
ConnectOregon fo-
cuses on improving con-
nections among modes of
travel while supporting Or-
egon’s economy. Dedicated
to non-highway projects,
ConnectOregon was first
approved by the Oregon
legislature in 2005 and has
funded more than 180 ma-
rine/ports, aviation, public
transit, bike/ped and rail
projects around the state
with more than $380 mil-
lion in funds generated by
lottery-backed bonds.
“I gotta keep coming
down here, irritating them
all the time,” he jokes.
At the same time, he
says he knows he’s leaving
Heppner Family Foods in
good hands.
“I’ve known Kirby for
a long time,” he assured
the Gazette. “They’ll take
better care of the store than
I ever did.”
He also says Kirby has
no plans to change any-
thing, including staff—all
the employees will be stay-
ing on.
“Everything stays the
same except me. And that’s
okay,” he says.
and was fined $435.
-Barbara L. Cutsforth
of Heppner was found
guilty of Driving While
Suspended and was fined
$260.
-Christopher L. Fritz,
37, of Heppner was found
guilty of Driving Outside
Restrictions and was fined
$160.
-Ronald Hubert Mat-
thews, 60, of Heppner was
found guilty of VBR 77/55
and was fined $260.
-James E. Roy, 58, of
Heppner was found guilty
of Following Too Closely
and was fined $160.
-Lani L. Prior, 43, of
Heppner was found guilty
of VBR 78/55 and was fined
$260.
Sheriff’s Report
July 8 (cont.): -Dis-
patch received report of a
semi truck pulling a trailer
with a tractor loaded on it
stuck between the lanes of
traffic on hwy. 74, Heppner.
The call was cancelled be-
fore law enforcement could
respond.
-Irrigon Justice Court
advised MCSO that some-
one at the location reported
an assault. An officer re-
sponded and took the in-
cident under investigation.
-MCSO received re-
port of a vehicle missing
from Irrigon; the owner did
not know how long it had
been missing or in which
direction it was travelling,
but advised there were no
weapons in the vehicle and
it had about ¾ a tank of gas.
-MCSO received report
of the theft of a $16,000
sewing machine from a
location in Irrigon.
-MCSO received report
of a female subject at a
residence on Hwy. 74, Ione,
stating it was her property.
MCSO responded and tres-
passed the female from the
property.
-An individual on Hwy.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
EVINRUDE
AUGUST 24TH
April
1979
“ Although
spectators were
somewhat sparse
at the Spring
Lumberjack
Show in Heppner
last Saturday,
local contestants
got in the midst
of activity. John
Healy makes a
run for it in the
choker race.”
“MAKING A RUN
FOR IT” SINCE 1955!
206 Condon-Heppner re-
ported that his vehicle had
been backfiring, so he took
some parts out and noticed
some unusual devices, pos-
sibly for making meth.
MCSO made contact with
the individual at the sher-
iff’s office.
-A woman in Heppner
advised MCSO of a lost cell
phone.
-A female in Gresham
requested a welfare check
on her mother at a Hep-
pner location. She advised
her mother has a psych
issue and had hit her head
at the daughter’s house the
day before yesterday. The
daughter advised she hadn’t
heard from the mother since
the day before yesterday
but had been under the
impression she was driving
straight home.
July 9: -Morrow Coun-
ty Sheriff’s Office, Board-
man PD and Boardman
ambulance responded to
report of a physical fight in
Boardman.
-A female called from
Threemile campground,
Boardman and advised a
car was playing loud music.
Further into the call she
started second-guessing
having someone respond,
saying she didn’t want the
people to be mad that she
called the cops. She advised
she would call back later
if she needed someone to
come out.
Car charging
station has first user
The newly-installed electric vehicle car charging station in Hep-
pner experienced its first user this past Sunday. Pat Campbell
and wife of Vancouver, WA, stopped by Heppner on a return
trip to their home city. The retired couple had been to Pend-
leton, and seeing the new charging sites on their PlugShare
phone app, decided to cruise the Scenic Blue Mountain Byway
through Heppner on their return trip. The couple said their Nis-
san LEAF made the trip quite comfortable. -Contributed photo
The View from the Green
Over the Tee Cup
It was sunny and warm for the 21 women who teed off at
the Willow Creek Country Club ladies play day Tuesday, Aug.
16. Low gross of the field went to Virginia Grant, with low net
of the field to Shirley Martin.
For Flight A, low gross went to Nancy Propheter, low net
and KP to Pat Edmundson, and least putts to Karen Thompson.
For Flight B, Betty Burns took low gross, Judy Harris low
costs for Oregon business- net and KP, and Karen Haguewood least putts.
es, economic benefit to the
For Flight C, Sue Edson had low gross, Lorrene Mont-
state, critical links connect- gomery low net and KP, and Mary Riggs least putts.
ing transportation modes,
In other events, the long putt went to Pat Edmundson.
Justice Court Report
Morrow County Justice
of the Peace Ann Spicer
has released the following
Justice Court report:
-Hayden Patrick Mar-
tin, 19, of Heppner was
found guilty of Violating
the Basic Rule (VBR) 90/55
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-A person in Heppner
said he wanted to get his
trailer back from a location
and requested a deputy to
go with him so there would
be no problems.
-A person in Irrigon ad-
vised MCSO that someone
just threw rocks through
the bedroom window and
broke the window. The
caller didn’t want a deputy
to respond, just wanted it
noted.
-MCSO was advised
of a possibly disabled car
on I-84, Boardman with
the hood open and the door
open and a big dog; the call-
er advised they did not see
any people around. MCSO
responded and determined
the vehicle was occupied
and they were calling AAA
to get a tow.
-A female in Irrigon
advised MCSO that an-
other female threatened
her with a knife and then
headed toward Hermiston.
The female was arrested
for menacing and lodged at
Umatilla County Jail.
-A deputy reported
looking for a missing
steer up by Heppner High
School.
July 10: -A woman in
Boardman advised there
was a stranger in their yard
and her husband went out in
to the yard, and then there
was yelling and shots fired.
A Morrow County Sheriff’s
deputy responded.
WCCC men’s
shootout results
The men’s shootout was held on Sunday, Aug. 21, at
Willow Creek Country Club. This was a two-man event
played over 27 holes. The formats used were a scramble,
scotch ball and chapman. The results are as follows:
Gross—1 st , Charlie Ferguson/Duane Disque, 2 nd ,
David Allstott/David Gunderson.
Net—1 st , Larry Runyon/Stacy Wilson, 2 nd , Dave
Mitchell/Bob MacDonald.
KP—Dave Pranger.
The next Sunday play will be on Aug. 28. Larry
Runyon, Stacy Wilson and Charlie Ferguson will host.
Veterans, families
invited to free
Portland zoo event
VA Portland Health
Care System (VAPORHCS)
will honor veterans and
their families by hosting a
welcome home celebration
at the Oregon Zoo in Port-
land with a day of free ad-
mission and food. Veterans
are invited to learn about
VA benefits and services
and enjoy a day at the zoo
with their families on Sun-
day, Sept. 18.
Space is limited and
passes will be distributed
on a first come, first served
basis. Veterans must RSVP
for the event by Sept. 12.
To RSVP, email the VA-
PORHCS Transition and
Care Management (TCM)
office at welcomehome@
va.gov or call at 503-273-
5075 or 1-800-949-1004,
Ext. 53062.
Parking is limited and
at the participant’s own
expense.
For those who RSVP,
registration is from 9 a.m.
to noon near the entrance of
the zoo the day of the event.
-Emergency dispatch
was advised of a single-ve-
hicle accident on Hwy. 74,
Ione. One patient, trapped
in the vehicle. MCSO, Hep-
pner fire, Heppner ambu-
lance, Ione fire, Ione ambu-
lance, Oregon State Police
and Gilliam County units
along with their ambulance
responded. Life Flight was
dispatched to Arlington.
-Heppner ambulance
and Heppner fire responded
for a Life Flight at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital.
-A female in Heppner
reported fraudulent charges
on her credit card.
-A caller advised he
found an injured dog at the
top of Coal Mine Hill on
Western Route Road; it ap-
peared the back legs were
broken.
-A person at Irrigon
Shell reported that a fe-
male at the location wanted
to speak with police. The
caller was unsure what was
going on, as every time he
tried to talk with her she
started to cry. She was say-
ing something about drugs.
-Richland, WA police
advised MCSO that they ar-
rested Howard Bancroft on
an MCSO warrant for fail-
ure to appear on possession
of a controlled substance
II and disorderly conduct.
Subject was lodged at Ben-
ton County Jail in Wash-
ington .
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